Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
यः पुनस्तु गयां गत्वा युष्मद्वंशसमुद्भवः । करिष्यति तथा श्राद्धं तेन मुक्तिमवाप्स्यथ
yaḥ punastu gayāṃ gatvā yuṣmadvaṃśasamudbhavaḥ | kariṣyati tathā śrāddhaṃ tena muktimavāpsyatha
আর আবার, তোমাদের বংশে জন্মানো যে কেউ গয়া গিয়ে সেইরূপ শ্রাদ্ধ করবে, তার দ্বারা তোমরা মুক্তি লাভ করবে।
Śrī Bhagavān
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A descendant journeys to Gayā and performs śrāddha; the departed attain liberation through that act.
FAQs
Pilgrimage plus rite: performing śrāddha at a supreme tīrtha like Gayā is taught as a direct instrument for the departed’s liberation.
Gayā is explicitly identified as the liberation-giving tīrtha for śrāddha.
A descendant should travel to Gayā and perform śrāddha there according to the prescribed method to secure mokṣa for the departed.